Your decision to give the baby up for adoption was a respectable and courageous choice. Though it was a difficult and well thought-out conclusion that you came to, you displayed tenacity by choosing to bring your baby to term despite harsh judgment that you faced from your peers. I totally admire your ability to recognize and accurately assess your personal capabilities, and to realize that you were not well-equipped or prepared to take on the motherly responsibilities of caring for another human life. It is in the best interest for you, Bleaker, the baby, and the baby’s adoptive family that you gave your baby up for adoption. I say this because you are only seventeen years old, and you have so much to discover in the world before you are ready to have children and to start a family. I am not saying that it is impossible to live life to the fullest when you become a young mother, but that your free spirited personality deserves to explore life and enjoy your youth without being tied down to the responsibilities that come with having a child. Your baby will receive optimal care under the adoptive mother who feels she is destined to be a mother, but whom unfortunately could not conceive. You gave her the chance to fulfill what she felt she was destined for, and the baby deserves unconditional love by someone who is sufficiently prepared, financially stable, and feels ready to become a mother. For you, it is too soon to become a mother, and I honor your decision to be open to giving another woman the opportunity to adopt your child.
I fully respect your decision to give her baby up for adoption. Though, I firmly believe that it is a woman’s right to have total control over her body and to have the option of terminating a pregnancy if she feels unprepared to take on the responsibility of having a child. Making the decision to have an abortion is not one that is made lightly or easily. Certain factors need to be taken into account when deciding to have an abortion, including personal morals, financial stability, and preparedness to become a mother. It’s also possible that a woman makes the decision of having an abortion under the circumstances that she was raped, an ultrasound revealed major complications with the baby’s mental or physical health, or even if the mother is not in stable enough health to have a baby. When a woman decides to have an abortion, it is not a heartless decision that she makes on a whim, rather it is a thoroughly considered conclusion that she comes to and could possibly be one of the most difficult decisions that she will ever have to endure and accept. I am sympathetic for women who are ridiculed, shunned, and deemed a “murderer” by those opposed to abortion because of a woman’s decision to terminate a pregnancy. By deciding to have an abortion, a woman is making the responsible assessment that she is not well prepared to have a child and she should not be accused of murder because of that.
The government has absolutely no right to interfere with a woman’s decisions over her body and no right to limit accessibility to an abortion clinic. I fear that if Roe v Wade is overturned, the life of a mother who is not ready to have a baby is at higher risk. With no accessibility to an abortion clinic, pregnant women who don’t feel prepared to accept the responsibility of a baby will turn to unsafe procedures in an attempt to terminate their pregnancy. This involves “back alley abortions” which will put the woman’s body at risk of infection and in the worst cases, death. Roe v Wade grants freedom of choice in all 50 states, and I do agree with the notion of women having the right to choose to have an abortion or not and the accessibility to Planned Parenthood or other abortion clinics if desired. I really do value human life, and think that making the decision to have an abortion would be a heavy one to make because it results in the elimination of another human life. Instead of completely eliminating the access to abortion clinics that would result if Roe v Wade is overturned, it is imperative that individuals are well educated on preventing unintended pregnancies, and provided with the accessibility to birth control, condoms, and proper sex education which organizations like Planned Parenthood contributes. Because of organizations like Planned Parenthood, unplanned pregnancies are being reduced and therefore the need for abortions is becoming less frequent.
We are each entitled to our opinions, but I firmly believe that every women should be able to have an abortion if she decides that is what will be best for her future. Surely, I hope that I am never in the position where I am contemplating an abortion, but if I was ever in that situation I would like to know that terminating the pregnancy remained an available option, and an abortion clinic would be easily accessible to me. Of course, women should consider other options before instantly concluding on having an abortion, but if she chooses abortion she should not feel shunned by society, and she should be able to easily access a clinic. It is up to the woman herself to decide what she deems the best option for herself. If organizations like Planned Parenthood that provide abortions, and additionally provide options to prevent unplanned pregnancy are defunded, women are at much higher risk for unplanned pregnancies and serious health threats through performing “back alley abortions”. Ultimately, it is up to the woman herself to make the decision to have an abortion or not, and she should be able to make that choice while knowing that she has options, and accessibility to an abortion clinic if desired.
Your decision to give the baby up for adoption was a respectable and courageous choice. Though it was a difficult and well thought-out conclusion that you came to, you displayed tenacity by choosing to bring your baby to term despite harsh judgment that you faced from your peers. I totally admire your ability to recognize and accurately assess your personal capabilities, and to realize that you were not well-equipped or prepared to take on the motherly responsibilities of caring for another human life. It is in the best interest for you, Bleaker, the baby, and the baby’s adoptive family that you gave your baby up for adoption. I say this because you are only seventeen years old, and you have so much to discover in the world before you are ready to have children and to start a family. I am not saying that it is impossible to live life to the fullest when you become a young mother, but that your free spirited personality deserves to explore life and enjoy your youth without being tied down to the responsibilities that come with having a child. Your baby will receive optimal care under the adoptive mother who feels she is destined to be a mother, but whom unfortunately could not conceive. You gave her the chance to fulfill what she felt she was destined for, and the baby deserves unconditional love by someone who is sufficiently prepared, financially stable, and feels ready to become a mother. For you, it is too soon to become a mother, and I honor your decision to be open to giving another woman the opportunity to adopt your child.
I fully respect your decision to give her baby up for adoption. Though, I firmly believe that it is a woman’s right to have total control over her body and to have the option of terminating a pregnancy if she feels unprepared to take on the responsibility of having a child. Making the decision to have an abortion is not one that is made lightly or easily. Certain factors need to be taken into account when deciding to have an abortion, including personal morals, financial stability, and preparedness to become a mother. It’s also possible that a woman makes the decision of having an abortion under the circumstances that she was raped, an ultrasound revealed major complications with the baby’s mental or physical health, or even if the mother is not in stable enough health to have a baby. When a woman decides to have an abortion, it is not a heartless decision that she makes on a whim, rather it is a thoroughly considered conclusion that she comes to and could possibly be one of the most difficult decisions that she will ever have to endure and accept. I am sympathetic for women who are ridiculed, shunned, and deemed a “murderer” by those opposed to abortion because of a woman’s decision to terminate a pregnancy. By deciding to have an abortion, a woman is making the responsible assessment that she is not well prepared to have a child and she should not be accused of murder because of that.
The government has absolutely no right to interfere with a woman’s decisions over her body and no right to limit accessibility to an abortion clinic. I fear that if Roe v Wade is overturned, the life of a mother who is not ready to have a baby is at higher risk. With no accessibility to an abortion clinic, pregnant women who don’t feel prepared to accept the responsibility of a baby will turn to unsafe procedures in an attempt to terminate their pregnancy. This involves “back alley abortions” which will put the woman’s body at risk of infection and in the worst cases, death. Roe v Wade grants freedom of choice in all 50 states, and I do agree with the notion of women having the right to choose to have an abortion or not and the accessibility to Planned Parenthood or other abortion clinics if desired. I really do value human life, and think that making the decision to have an abortion would be a heavy one to make because it results in the elimination of another human life. Instead of completely eliminating the access to abortion clinics that would result if Roe v Wade is overturned, it is imperative that individuals are well educated on preventing unintended pregnancies, and provided with the accessibility to birth control, condoms, and proper sex education which organizations like Planned Parenthood contributes. Because of organizations like Planned Parenthood, unplanned pregnancies are being reduced and therefore the need for abortions is becoming less frequent.
We are each entitled to our opinions, but I firmly believe that every women should be able to have an abortion if she decides that is what will be best for her future. Surely, I hope that I am never in the position where I am contemplating an abortion, but if I was ever in that situation I would like to know that terminating the pregnancy remained an available option, and an abortion clinic would be easily accessible to me. Of course, women should consider other options before instantly concluding on having an abortion, but if she chooses abortion she should not feel shunned by society, and she should be able to easily access a clinic. It is up to the woman herself to decide what she deems the best option for herself. If organizations like Planned Parenthood that provide abortions, and additionally provide options to prevent unplanned pregnancy are defunded, women are at much higher risk for unplanned pregnancies and serious health threats through performing “back alley abortions”. Ultimately, it is up to the woman herself to make the decision to have an abortion or not, and she should be able to make that choice while knowing that she has options, and accessibility to an abortion clinic if desired.